the Assyrians in Iraq and Syria have suffered the influence of the Arabic language; the Jacobite Assyrians, the Syrian-Antiochians and the Assyrians of Southeastern Turkey have suffered the influences of Arabic, Turkish, and Kurdish. But it would be convenient to explore this aspect of Aramaic and produce a more accurate and authentic description of the current linguistic situation of those dialects.

The Turoyo dialect is not only spoken in Tur'abdin, but also in other localities occupied both by Kurds and the so-called Syrians, that is, the Eastern Christians that live in Midyat and its vicinity who are still not in communion with Rome. To these can be added the Protestants of Hassana who use a dialect which is, phonologically speaking, very close to Turoyo. Not far from these places exist other populations of Neo-Aramaic speakers that escaped from the heavy pressure put on them both by the Turkish government and by the Kurds. Among such populations are those of: Harbul, Bespen, Mer, Ishshi, Geznach, Beznaye, etc., who are called Assyrians (Atoraye) or Chaldeans (Kaldaye).